Definition:Dekametre
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Dekametre
The dekametre is a metric unit of length.
| \(\ds \) | \(\) | \(\ds 1\) | dekametre | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 10\) | metres | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 100\) | decimetres | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 1000\) | centimetres | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 10 \, 000\) | millimetres |
Symbol
- $\mathrm {dam}$
The symbol for the dekametre is $\mathrm {dam}$:
Its $\LaTeX$ code is \mathrm {dam} .
Also known as
The word dekametre is also spelt decametre, but that easily confused with decimetre and so is not preferred on $\mathsf{Pr} \infty \mathsf{fWiki}$.
The US spelling is dekameter or decameter.
Linguistic Note
The prefix deka- derives from Ancient Greek δέκα (déka), meaning ten.
Sources
- 1938: A. Geary, H.V. Lowry and H.A. Hayden: Mathematics for Technical Students, Part One ... (previous) ... (next): Arithmetic: Chapter $\text I$: Decimals: The Metric System
- 1944: Alfred E. Holbrow: Geometrical Drawing (12th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Section $\text I$. Introduction